IP Library Granted Patent US 10,654,221
Granted Patent B2
US 10,654,221 · App. 15/563,503 · Granted May 19, 2020

Method of joining metal, plastic member, and carbon fiber reinforced plastic member

Inventors: Masanori Yasuyama (Tokyo, JP); Masatoshi Tokunaga (Tokyo, JP); Teruki Sakamoto (Tokyo, JP); Takumi Tamezane (Tokyo, JP); Chisato Yoshinaga (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 10,654,221
App. No.
15/563,503
Granted
May 19, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of joining a metal and a plastic member, a method of joining a CFRP member and a plastic member, a method of joining a metal and a CFRP member through a plastic member, in particular a method of joining members able to join members by a faster joining speed and able to give a joined member excellent in joining strength are provided. A method of joining a metal and a plastic member by overlaying a metal and a plastic member and joining them by firing a laser beam from the plastic member side, comprising overlaying the plastic member and glass through which the laser beam will pass on the metal in that order and firing the laser beam from the plastic member side through the glass at a joining location where the metal and the plastic member are overlaid to join them by a joining speed of 0.5 m to 5.0 m/min.

Claims (13)

1. A method of joining a carbon fiber reinforced plastic member and a plastic member by overlaying a carbon fiber reinforced plastic member and a plastic member and joining them by firing a laser beam from the plastic member side, comprising:

overlaying said plastic member and glass through which the laser beam will pass, on said carbon fiber reinforced plastic member, in that order,

firing said laser beam of a laser output of 2 to 4 kW from said plastic member side through said glass at a joining location where said carbon fiber reinforced plastic member and said plastic member are overlaid to join them at a joining speed of 0.5 m to 5.0 m/min, and

blowing away and dispersing vaporized components ejected from the plastic member due to the laser beam.

2. A method of joining a metal and a carbon fiber reinforced plastic member by joining a metal and a carbon fiber reinforced plastic member through an intermediate member made of plastic by firing a laser beam, comprising:

joining said carbon fiber reinforced plastic member and said intermediate member made of plastic through which a laser beam passes, then joining said intermediate member and said metal,

overlaying said intermediate member and glass, over said carbon fiber reinforced plastic member, in that order, when joining said carbon fiber reinforced plastic member and said intermediate member,

firing said laser beam of a laser output of 2 to 4 kW from said intermediate member side through said glass at a joining location where said carbon fiber reinforced plastic member and said intermediate member are overlaid to join them at a joining speed of 0.5 m to 5.0 m/min,

overlaying said metal on the surface of said intermediate member and firing the laser beam at the metal surface of the joining location to heat said metal and join them by a joining speed of 0.5 m to 5.0 m/min when joining said intermediate member and said metal, and

blowing away and dispersing vaporized components ejected from the intermediate member due to the laser beam.

3. A method of joining a metal and a carbon fiber reinforced plastic member through an intermediate member by joining a metal and a carbon fiber reinforced plastic member through an intermediate member made of plastic by firing a laser beam in one pass, comprising:

overlaying said intermediate member and said metal, over said carbon fiber reinforced plastic member, in that order,

firing said laser beam of a laser output of 2 to 4 kW from said metal side at a joining location where said metal, said carbon fiber reinforced plastic member and said intermediate member are overlaid to join them at a joining speed of 0.5 m to 5.0 m/min by one pass, and blowing away and dispersing vaporized components ejected from the intermediate member due to the laser beam.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2017
From: YASUYAMA, MASANORI; TOKUNAGA, MASATOSHI; SAKAMOTO, TERUKI; TAMEZANE, TAKUMI; YOSHINAGA, CHISATO
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043858/0688 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2015-069268 · Mar 30, 2015 · national
JP 2015-185179 · Sep 18, 2015 · national
JP 2015-185205 · Sep 18, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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